Junghans J50; Junghans 650.00

Caliber AS 1525

Junghans J50; Junghans 650.00

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Junghans J50; Junghans 650.00; AS 1525; Front

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Junghans J50; Junghans 650.00; AS 1525; movement

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Junghans J50; Junghans 650.00; AS 1525; Detail

  • Type: men's wristwatch
  • Manufacturer on dial: Junghans
  • Trademarks/imprint: 5-pointed star
  • Number of jewels: 17
  • Escapement: lever escapement
  • Escapement: lever escapement: Ring balance
  • Shock protection: Kif-Flector
  • Features:
  • Beats per hour: 18.000 A/h
  • Dimensions: 10,5'''
  • Production period: 1962 – 1968
  • Functions: hand winding
  • Display: hour, minute
  • Dial: White; printed, golden hour bar indices; at 12 (double dash), 3, 6 and 9 thicker
  • Hands: small bar
  • Second hand: none
  • Case shape: round
  • Case diameter (mm): 34
  • Case material: brass, gilded
  • Back: Steel, snap on
  • Bracelet: none

Remark

These watches were called "Golden Star". Also on the dial of watches with a solid gold case was often appropriate the imprint "Golden Star". However, the case was not necessarily made of solid gold, also gilded variants exist (see watch shown). The AS (Adolph Schild S.A., Grenchen) impresses with a very low height of only 2.8 mm.

Also a master version has been brought to the market, then with additional imprint "Meister" on the dial.

Further information and photos of a massive golden version are available here:

Stars and Starlets at Junghans

Contemporary Advertising

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Magazine advertising Junghans J50

A contemporary advertisement of the Junghans J50, which cost 118 DM at the time.

Further Examples

Meister

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Junghans J50 Meister; AS 1515; Front

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Junghans J50 Meister; AS 1515; movement

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Junghans J50 Meister; AS 1515; back

Meister

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Junghans J50; Junghans 650; AS 1525; Meister; Front

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Junghans J50; Junghans 650; AS 1525; Meister; movement

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Junghans J50; Junghans 650; AS 1525; Meister; movement

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Junghans J50; Junghans 650; AS 1525; Meister; case back inside

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Junghans J50; Junghans 650; AS 1525; Meister; back

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Contemporary advertisement

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List of caliber Junghans Meister

The variants of the "Meister" version shows no constructive differences of the movement. Probably the master version was adjusted more precisely.